--- title: "First Cannabis Products Franchise In South America Could Soon Land in The US: Meet Paraguay's Cannashop" description: Cannashop, Paraguay's leading industrial cannabis franchise, could soon expand to the US, offering a unique market opportunity and showcasing women's roles in the industry. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20features%20a%20vibrant%20storefront%20of%20Cannashop%2c%20the%20first%20cannabis%20products%20franchise%20in%20South%20America%2c%20set%20against%20a%20backdrop%20of%20lush%20greenery.jpeg --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # First Cannabis Products Franchise In South America Could Soon Land in The US: Meet Paraguay's Cannashop - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) - 27 February 2025 "It fills me with pride to see so many women playing key roles throughout the production chain, from agricultural cultivation to the commercialization of finished products," says María José Rey, CEO of Hempar Group for the Cannashop franchise. This Paraguayan company is dedicated to making industrial cannabis products more accessible to consumers. Under Rey's leadership, Cannashop has become the first franchise specializing in finished industrial cannabis products in Paraguay—and all of South America.   [Read more on Benzinga](https://www.benzinga.com/25/02/43988823/first-cannabis-products-franchise-in-south-america-could-soon-land-in-the-us-meet-paraguays-cannashop) [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) ![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=200&height=200&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) #### [Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) At 420 Intel, we cover cannabis legalization news throughout the world, offer reliable information for cannabis business owners, detail technological advances that impact the marijuana industry, cover marijuana rallies from across the globe, and everything in between. - - - [Cannabis Business News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-business-news) [![Guaraní Cannabis Lands In Europe: Paraguay To Export 100% Of Its Flower Production](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/An%20image%20of%20Paraguays%20industrial%20cannabis%20sector%20celebrating%20as%20they%20export%20100%20of%20their%20premium%20flower%20production%20to%20Europe%20in%202024-1-1.jpeg?width=550&height=395&name=An%20image%20of%20Paraguays%20industrial%20cannabis%20sector%20celebrating%20as%20they%20export%20100%20of%20their%20premium%20flower%20production%20to%20Europe%20in%202024-1-1.jpeg)](https://420intel.com/blog/guaraní-cannabis-lands-in-europe-paraguay-to-export-100-of-its-flower-production) - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - 17 October 2024 #### [Guaraní Cannabis Lands In Europe: Paraguay To Export 100% Of Its Flower Production](https://420intel.com/blog/guaraní-cannabis-lands-in-europe-paraguay-to-export-100-of-its-flower-production) ## Paraguay’s cannabis industry exports 100% of its 2024 flower production to Europe, using... 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